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Prayer of Unity and the Holy city
Prayer of Unity and the Holy city
by Colin Smith
In this prayer celebrate Christian unity is celebrated by considering St John’s vision of the holy city, the New Jerusalem, anticipated in Revelation 21. The Holy city is contrasted with the current situation, particularly as it relates to present day cities
LWPT Meditations - Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year C
LWPT Meditations - Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year C
by Susan Thorne
Meditation –5th Sunday of Easter Year C Acts 11:1-18 Psalm 148 Revelation 21:1-6 John 13:31-35 Life in the early Church was not always easy and straightforward. When Jesus died, all his disciples were Jews. In his resurrection he appeared only to Jews, and the first converts were…
Revelation for Everyone - In the Throne Room
Revelation for Everyone - In the Throne Room
by SPCK - N T Wright
In the Throne Room Revelation 4.1-6a We were walking into the cathedral as part of a great procession. My companion, a senior clergyman, was looking at the service paper we had been given. ‘Ah!’ he said. ‘I see we have Revelation chapter 4 as the second reading.’ He smiled. ‘One …
Revelation for Everyone - The Great Rescue
Revelation for Everyone - The Great Rescue
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Great Rescue Revelation 7.9-17 I stopped sleepwalking some time in my mid-twenties, but I can still remember the mixture of fear and excitement I used to feel when, eventually, I would wake up. In my dream, I had been in a room, in a house, in a corridor, somewhere which was …
New Jerusalem
New Jerusalem
by Andrew T Murphy
Seen alongside William Blake's original poem, this is a reworking for Christian congregations, using the same tune (by Parry). Suitable especially for occasions where 'Jerusalem' is requested but the words of the original are not relevant. The first verse deals with the mystery…
Revelation bible study guide - Sealing God's People
Revelation bible study guide - Sealing God's People
by SPCK - N T Wright
SEALING GOD’S PEOPLE Revelation 7 Sometimes you’re in the middle of a nightmare which seems so real, so powerful and so horrible that when you wake up you can hardly dare to believe that it was only a dream, that the accident didn’t happen, that so-and-so is still alive after all…
Meditation/Monologue: The New Jerusalem
Meditation/Monologue: The New Jerusalem
by Andrew Pratt
Meditation/Monologue: The New Jerusalem Was it on a wire, like some great Peter Pan on a west end stage? Or did they use computer graphics? Perhaps it was a dream or some ancient painting? It just seems surreal! 'I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven f…
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